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The Rhode Island assistant attorney general whose arrest went viral after telling police officers they would “regret” taking her to jail has learned her punishment for the embarrassing scene.
Special Assistant Attorney General Devon Flanagan, 34, who was arrested for willful trespass at the Clarke Cooke House restaurant in Newport, Rhode Island on Aug. 14, has been placed on six months of unpaid leave.
“On Aug. 14, Special Assistant Attorney General Devon Flanagan mistreated the Newport Police Department and embarrassed herself, the Office, and frankly me,” Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha said, according to the Boston Globe. “We hold our attorneys to the highest personal and professional standards, and Ms. Flanagan plainly did not meet those standards here.”

Body-cam footage shows the arrest of a Rhode Island prosecutor, Devon Flanagan, who berated officers and yelled at them, “I’m an AG! I’m an AG!” in an apparent attempt to skirt the trouble she was facing. (Newport Police Department)
Flanagan was arraigned Wednesday and pleaded no contest, according to Boston.com. She reportedly received a six-month filing, which means that after six months the case could be dismissed.
Her attorney, Kevin Hagan, declined to comment.
Neronha also clarified that Flanagan’s assertion that police must turn off their cameras at the direction of citizens is false.
“She’s humiliated herself,” Neronha told WPRO previously. “Regardless of what happens vis-a-vis her employment with us, she’s going to have a long time coming back from this. It’s just really unfortunate.”

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha said Devon Flanagan has been suspended for six months. (Photo by Lane Turner/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
“I’ve got 110 lawyers. She embarrassed all of them. I haven’t had many issues like this while I’ve been attorney general,” he said.
Neronha’s office did not return a comment request.
Fox News’ Alec Schemmel contributed to this report.